Re: gEDA-user: different footprints for a symbol

["Phil Taylor" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Geda/pcb does force you to choose from your entire library of footprints.  I
wouldn't think though that finding the right package for an op-amp would be
that difficult.

The mindset is that of the 'light symbol' used, by and large, by gschem.

The way I see it, if you're going to the trouble of making a board ... you go
well out of your way to get the right footprint.

Phil


kmk <kmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
> what is the recommended way to deal with different footprints for the
> same sort of device? e.g. an opamp may be DIP8 or SO8. A resistor may be
> 0603, 0805, 1208, or with wires.
> In protel there is a list of possible footprints that is associated with
> every symbol. That way you only have to choose between a few preselected
> footprints instead of the whole library.
> 
> Any hints?
>          ---<(kaimartin)>---
> 
> PS: You will see this protel argument more often from me, as I used to
> work with this EDA...